Lacing-hook.



A. A. KAUFFMAN.

LACING HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9. m5.

1,205,902. Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

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ABBOTT A. KAUFFMAN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

LAGING-HOOK.

Application filed November 9, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Annor'r A. KAurr- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lacing- Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to lacing hooks particularly designed for use in connection with shoes employing laces for uniting the meeting edges of the shoe.

The invention has for its primary object to provide a novel and eflicient lacing hook, which, when the shoe lace is positioned therein automatically closes and prevents the edges of a skirt or other article of wearing apparel becoming torn or otherwise injured by engagement with the hook element.

\Vith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a fragmental front elevation of a shoe, illustrating the improved lacing hook applied to use thereon, Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal sectional view through one of the lacing hooks removed, Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal sectional view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating the hook element in extended or inoperative position, Fig. at represents an enlarged plan view of the lacing hook removed, Fig. 5 represents a side elevation thereof, Fig. 6 represents a bottom plan view of the lacing hook, Fig. 7 represents a transverse sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2, Fig. 8 represents a perspective view of the lace hook, the hook element being detached, Fig. 9 represents a. transverse sectional view, in the plane of the sectional view illustrated in Fig. 7, through amodified type of the lace hook.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 indicates a flat sheet metal base plate having a plurality of pointed tongues 11 struck out therefrom, whereby the base plate 10 is permanently se- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Serial No. 60,560.

cured in position adjacent the meeting edges 12 of a shoe or other garment, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. A concavo convex guard element 13 is rigidly fastened in thebase plate 10 under a marginal flange 14: formed integral with the latter and is formed at one end with a depression 15 constituting a seat for the pivoted hook element designated generally by the numeral 16. The hook element 16 is hingedly secured to the depressed end of the guard 13 upon a hinge rod 17 and is curved conformably with the guard so that when closed, the hook element 16 forms a continuation of the convex outer surface of the guard.

The depressed end portion 15 of the guard 13 is formed with a longitudinally elongated slot 18, receiving the curved tongue or beak 19 carried by the inner surface of the hook element 16 and co-acting therewith to provide a securing element for the shoe lace 20, Fig. 1. The opposite longitudinal or side edges of the concavo convex hook element 16 are formed with recesses 21 receiving the shoe lace 20. The free end of the beak or tongue 19 projects a distance beyond the inner end of the hook element 16 and is adapted to engage the inner surface of theguard 18 to limit the outward swinging movement of the curved plate or hook element 18. A spring clip 28 is secured adjacent the center of the base 10 and the opposite terminals thereof are coiled and so arranged as to receive the pointed extremity of the beak or tongue 19 when the hook element 16 is closed so as to resiliently lock the latter in closed position.

Referring to the modification of the invention illustrated in Fig. 9, the base plate 10, illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8 is eliminated and the fastening tongues 11 for the lace hook are formed integral with the longitudinal edges of the guard 18 which latter 2. A lacing hook including a concavo con-' veX guard element having one end depressed to provide a seat, a hook element of concavo convex formation hingedly secured to one end of said guard element and movable into said seat, the depressed portion of said guard element having a longitudinally elongated slot therein, a curved tongue carried by said hook element, and a spring in presence of two Witnesses;

ABBOTT A. KAUFFMAN. lVitnesses:

H. GoBE BARNIKA R, I. H. Rooow.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. c.

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